VOL. XV, PP. 33-34 MARCH 5, 1902 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THB 



BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON 



DESCRIPTIONS OF THREE NEW BIRDS FROM 

 CUBA AND THE BAHAMAS.* 



BY WILLIAM PALMER AND J. H. RILEY. 



Owing to the continuation of our work in Cuba it has been 

 thought best to postpone the publication of the entire results of 

 our expedition there in 1900. Meanwhile it seems desirable to 

 publish the descriptions of the three following birds: 



Zenaidura macroura bella subsp. nov. 



Type. No. 172,537, U. S. National Museum, $ ad., Mariel, Cuba. 

 Collected May 9, 1900, by William Palmer and J. H. Riley. 



Characters. Similar to macroura of the eastern United States but 

 smaller. 



Remarks. Six adult males from Cuba average, wing, 137.5; tail, 

 123.5; exposed culmen, 13 mm. Eight adult males from the eastern 

 United States average, wing, 150.5; tail, 140.5; exposed culmen, 14 mm. 



The band on the upper surface of the tail is less distinct in our Cuban 

 birds than in those from the mainland, and there are other slight differ 

 ences in color, but the size alone is sufficient ground for separation. 



Columbigallina passerina aflavida subsp. nov. 



Type. No. 171,194, U. S. National Museum, $ ad., San Diego de los 

 Banos, Cuba. Collected April 10, 1900, by William Palmer and J. H. 

 Riley. 



*Published here by permission of the Secretary of the Smithsonian 

 Institution. 



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